$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  285 of 1,162

With no small blind this hand, a player moved all in from the button for 60,000, and Martin Carnero thought for a while before he called from the big blind with . The button turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — the button flopped a pair of queens, Carnero turned a pair of aces, and the button rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Martin Carnero  –  21,000  (5 bb)

The next hand, Matthew Lambrecht raised from middle position to 9,000, the player who was the last hand reraised from the cutoff to 27,000, and Carnero called all in from the small blind for 21,000. Lambrecht thought for a while before he folded.

With nearly the same cards as last hand, Carnero turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s .

The board came , and Carnero won the pot with a flopped pair of aces to double up in chips.

Martin Carnero  –  59,000  (15 bb)

With about 285 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 204,000 (51 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).